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Cow
·noun A chimney cap; a cowl.
II. Cow ·noun The mature female of bovine animals.
III. Cow ·noun The...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Handed
·adj With hands joined; hand in hand.
II. Handed ·adj Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
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Cow
A cow and her calf were not to be killed on the same day (Lev. 22:28; Ex. 23:19; Deut. 22:6, 7). The...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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cow
To sleep like a cow, with a **** at one's a-se; said of a married man; married men being supposed to...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to cow
To depress with fear.--Webster.
By reason of their frequent revolts, they have drawn upon them the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow
Applied by whalers to the female whale.
♦ To cow. To depress with fear.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ant cow
·add. ·- Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
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Cow parsley
·- An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
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Cow parsnip
·- A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in ...
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Cow tree
·- A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incis...
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Cow-pilot
·noun A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis);
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Double-handed
·adj Having two hands.
II. Double-handed ·adj Deceitful; deceptive.
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Fast-handed
·adj Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious.
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Free-handed
·adj Open-handed; liberal.
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Hard-handed
·adj Having hard hands, as a manual laborer.
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High-handed
·adj Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.
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Horny-handed
·adj Having the hands horny and callous from labor.
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Large-handed
·adj Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful.
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Left-handed
·adj Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.
II. Le...
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Light-handed
·adj Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed.
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Lily-handed
·adj Having white, delicate hands.
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Open-handed
·adj Generous; liberal; munificent.
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Red-handed
(·adj / ·adv) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands;
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Right-handed
·adj Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.
II. Right-handed ·adj Having th...
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Sea cow
·- The <<Dugong>>.
II. Sea cow ·- The <<Walrus>>.
III. Sea cow ·- The <<Mantee>>.
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Short-handed
·adj Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
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Single-handed
·adj Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.
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Sinister-handed
·adj Left-handed; hence, unlucky.
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Strait-handed
·adj Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly.
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Three-handed
·adj Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, ...
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Two-handed
·adj Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
II. Two-handed ·adj Using either hand equally we...
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Wing-handed
·adj Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls.
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Left-handed
(Judg. 3:15; 20:16), one unable to use the right hand skilfully, and who therefore uses the left; an...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Cow Cross
See St. John Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cow Lane
West out of West Smithfield to Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Elmes, 1831).
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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caw-handed, or caw-pawed
Awkward, not dextrous, ready, or nimble.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cow itch
The product of a sort of bean, which excites an insufferable itching, used chiefly for playing trick...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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milch cow
One who is easily tricked out of his property; a term used by gaolers, for prisoners who have money ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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two-handed
Great. A two-handed fellow or wench; a great strapping man orwoman,
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cow-tree
n.
a native tree of New Zealand.Maori name, Karaka (q.v.).
1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Natu...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cow-lease
A right of pasturage for a cow, in a common pasture. Used in some towns of New England.--Pickering's...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow-lick
A twist, or wreathing in the hair, which, in a calf, might be supposed to have been licked by the co...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow parsnip
(Heracleuin latanum.) The popular name of a plant classed among the herbs prepared by the 'Shakers,'...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fore-handed
To be fore-handed is to be in good circumstances; to be comfortably off. The expression is much used...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mulley cow
A name used for a cow chiefly among children, or by parents when speaking to children; as, 'the old ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cooche-handed
left-handed. Devon.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cow-brakes
cow-dung dried for fuel. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cow-cleaning
the after-birth of a cow.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cow-scarn
cow-dung. Cumb.
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cow-hitch
A slippery or lubberly hitch.
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light-handed
Short of the complement of men.
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sea-cow
One of the names given to the manatee (which see).
See manatee
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short-handed
A deficient complement of men, or short-handed by many being on the sick-list.
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Cow Cross Street
See St. John Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cow Alley
Tower Hill, 1660 (L. and P. Commonwealth, 1659-60, p.545).
No further reference.
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left-handed wife
A concubine; an allusion to an ancient German custom, according to which, when a man married his con...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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two handed put
The amorous congress.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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two-handed fellows
Those who are both seamen and soldiers, or artificers; as the marines and, specially, marine artille...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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two-handed saw
A very useful instrument in ship-carpentry; it is much longer than the hand-saw, and requires two me...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Fox Court, Cow Lane
See Fox and Knot Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lyon Yard, Cow Lane
See White Lion Court3.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.